KEY INFORMATION. Roman Archaeology Conference XIII and Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference XXVIII

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1 KEY INFORMATION Roman Archaeology Conference XIII and Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference XXVIII April 2018

2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The organisers of RAC/TRAC 2018 are very grateful to the following institutions and bodies for their support, financial and otherwise, of this conference: the University of Edinburgh and especially the School of History, Classics and Archaeology; the Roman Society; the TRAC Committee; the National Museum of Scotland; Historic Environment Scotland; the Roman Research Trust; Barbican Research Associates; and the British School at Rome.

3 KEY INFORMATION The conference will take place in the central campus. The main venue will be the Appleton Tower, with a workshop in the David Hume Tower beside it. Detail Map of the Central University Area Registration Registration will take place on the ground floor of Appleton Tower from 8:15 on the first day of the conference and from 8:30 on Friday and Saturday. It will also be possible to register between 15:00 and 17:00 on the Wednesday before the start of the conference in Appleton Tower. Conference Opening The conference will start on Thursday 12 April and the day will be closed by a welcome and our keynote lecture by Dr. Elizabeth Fentress, beginning at 18:15 in Theatre 5 of Appleton Tower. After the keynote, a reception will be held at the National Museum of Scotland from 19:30 21:00 (the National Museum is a short walk from the central university area, and is labelled on the large map). TRAC Party The famous TRAC party (this year in the form of a traditional Scottish ceilidh) will be hosted on Friday from 20:00 24:00 at The Venue (Potterow) in the central university area (labelled on the detail map), 3 minutes walk from Appleton Tower. Refreshments and Meals Mid-morning and mid-afternoon coffee and tea breaks will be hosted on the ground floor of Appleton Tower; coffee with pastries will provided on the first morning of the conference as well. Daily lunch breaks will be from 13:00 14:00, and affordable lunches may be purchased from a variety of shops and restaurants surrounding the university. A particularly dense area, located east of the university, has been indicated on the detail map. For evening dining options, a variety of affordable quality restaurants may be found on Nicholson Street and other streets east of the university (the same area as lunch options), as well as along Lothian road, west of the university. More formal dining options may be found on the Royal Mile (north of the university), on the way to New Town (further north, along the Mound), and

4 along Princes Street in New Town (these locations are indicated on the large map.) Furthermore a series of deals and discounts at local restaurants and pubs can be secured on presentation of the conference badge: Pear Tree (pub): meal deals (both lunch and dinner), 15 % discount on normal menu and drinks, possibility of pre-order and take away (see flyers) Red Box (Asian restaurant and take away): 10% discount on food Pizza Posto (Italian Pizzeria): lunch deals, 10% discount on food outside the lunch deals Beirut (Lebanese): 5 take away deal Mosque Kitchen (curry): 6 curry and drink Name Badges & Lanyards Please wear these throughout the conference as they will grant you access to all the session, events, and to the meal and drink discounts. Conference Trip The conference trip to the Antonine Wall will be led by Prof. David Breeze and Dr Rebecca Jones. Buses will leave Appleton Tower at 9 am and return by 4 pm. The trip is currently full-booked but we have created a waiting list in case some places become available (please send an to the organizers if you wish to add your name to the waiting list). In advance of the trip, please consider downloading the Antonine Wall phone app: Social Media Policy We encourage tweeting form the conference, please use hashtag #RACTRAC2018. All sessions are open for tweeting unless otherwise specified by the session organisers. TRAC also has a Twitter account (@TRAC_Conference) which has details of events and sessions going on during TRAC. Transportation If arriving by train, or from the airport on the Airlink bus or the tram, there is a series of bus services (n. 3, 5, 7, 8, 29, 30, 31, 33, 37, and 49) that go from Princess Street to Nicholson Street (less than 2 minutes walk from Appleton tower). Ticket cost 1.70 and need to be paid on board in exact change. However, the venue is less a short 15 minutes walk from Waverley Station. Visiting Edinburgh Edinburgh is a vibrant international city, home to a variety of attractions, including Edinburgh Castle, the Royal Mile and historic Old Town, Calton Hill, Arthur s Seat, and the Whisky Experience. The city features a beautiful blend of Georgian, Neoclassical, and Reformation architecture which has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Edinburgh is also host to a number of museums and historical institutions, including the National Museum, National Library, and the Scottish National Gallery, among a number of other museums. Dubbed the Athens of the North during the Scottish Enlightenment, Edinburgh is a cultural, historical, and artistic hub. Edinburgh also has the distinction of being the birthplace of Harry Potter. The official guide to Edinburgh can be found at edinburgh.org.

5 PROGRAMME Thursday 12 th April 2018 From 8:15 Registration & Coffee (Ground floor, Appleton Tower) Poster Session I (First Floor Balcony, Appleton Tower) 9:00-13:00 (Coffee break: 11:00) Session 1a Session 1b Session 1c Session 1d Session 1e Projecting Roman Power? Monumentality in Roman Frontier Installations From Plans to Processes: A New Look at the Cities of Roman North Africa Reuse and Transformation of Space in the Late Antique Latin West Defining Viridia: New Perspectives on Roman Gardens and Designed Landscapes Formal Approaches to Complexity in Roman Archaeology (I) Lunch Break (13:00-14:00) Theatre 1: Copyright License Workshop 14:00-18:00 (Coffee break: 16:00) Session 2a Session 2b Session 2c Session 2d Session 2e A Clash of Cultures? Encounters between Rome, its Inhabitants and its Neighbours Plants, Animals and Identity Water and Urbanism: The Evolving Infrastructure of Rome s Eternal Cities TRAC General Session 1 Formal Approaches to Complexity in Roman Archaeology (II) 18:15 Theatre 5: Welcome by RAC and TRAC Committees Keynote Dr Elizabeth Fentress: Slaving Societies 19:30 Reception (National Museum of Scotland)

6 Friday 13 th April 2018 From 8:15 Registration & Information Desk (Ground floor, Appleton Tower) Poster Session II (First Floor Balcony, Appleton Tower) 9:00-13:00 (Coffee break: 11:00) Session 3a Session 3b Session 3c Session 3d Session 3e Recent Work and the Challenging of Perceptions of Roman Britain: The Archaeology of Occupation and Collaboration Isotopic Studies in Roman Archaeology: Patterns of Commonality and Eccentricities Ancient Consciousness of Connectivity in the Roman World Quantifying Public Construction: Figure Labour, Territory Exploitation and Cost of Production Beyond Adoption, Imitation, Hybridization: Representation and Visuality within and beyond the Roman Frontiers Lunch Break (13:00-14:00) Theatre 1: TRAC AGM 14:00-18:00 (Coffee break: 16:00) Session 4a Session 4b Session 4c Session 4d Session 4e Cities in Transition: Urban Space in Asia Minor in the 3 rd and 4 th Centuries AD Studying Instrumenta Scriptoria: The Social Value of Writing Equipment War and Peace! Roman Coin Hoards in Archaeological Contexts Remembering and Social Memory in the Roman West Boundaries, Borders, and Frontiers: Modern Methods and Frameworks 20:00 Ceilidh (Potterow)

7 Saturday 14 th April 2018 From 8:15 Registration & Information Desk (Ground floor, Appleton Tower) Poster Session III (First Floor Balcony, Appleton Tower) David Hume Theatre 5 Theatre 4 Theatre 3 Theatre 2 Tower Theatre 1 LG.09 9:00-13:00 (Coffee break: 11:00) Session 5a Session 5b Session 5c Session 5d-1 Session 5d-2 Session 5e Shopping and the Roman City The Comparative Archaeology of the Roman Conquest: New Research in Gaul, Britain, and Iberia The Mediterranean Countryside in Late Antiquity The Praxis of (Roman) Archaeology: Alienation and Redemption A Place for an TRAC General Experiment in Session 2 Roman Studies Lunch Break (13:00-14:00) 14:00-18:00 (Coffee break: 16:00) Session 6a Session 6b Session 6c Session 6d Session 6e Rome and the Partho-Sasanian East: 700 Years of Neighbourhood and Rivalry Words and Pictures: Reading Verbal and Visual Messages from Sanctuaries in the Roman West New Archaeological Perspectives on Imperial Properties in Roman Italy Crafts: Everyday Technologies in the Ancient World Egypt on the Move: New Meanings of Space and Place in Local Contexts Sunday 15 th April Antonine Wall trip: buses depart from outside Appleton Tower at 9 am and return at 4 pm